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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for |
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firefighters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Wade Cannon Act. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 180, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 180.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 180.010. OCCUPATIONAL CANCER SCREENING FOR |
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FIREFIGHTERS. (a) In this section, "firefighter" means an |
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individual defined as fire protection personnel under Section |
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419.021, Government Code. |
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(b) A political subdivision that employs firefighters shall |
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offer an occupational cancer screening to each firefighter at no |
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cost to the firefighter in the fifth year of the firefighter's |
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employment, and once every three years following the initial |
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screening. |
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(c) The occupational cancer screening must be confidential |
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and test for each type of cancer, including: |
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(1) colorectal cancer; |
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(2) prostate cancer, if applicable; |
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(3) lung cancer; and |
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(4) brain cancer. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |